[Propertalk] Sermon tidbits for Luke 12:32-40 - Part 5

[Joe Parrish]

Everything else follows from this one verse: 
  it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

Wow. God, for no other reason than it simply pleases God - delights God - for this reason alone - God gives us the kingdom. No worries. So get over all your anxiety, guilt, shame, unworthiness, wretchedness, etc., etc. You don't deserve it, but God is giving it to you anyway - not because of who you are or what you've done - but just because it tickles God no end to give it to you.

http://www.holytextures.com/2010/07/luke-12-32-40-year-c-pentecost-august-7-august-13-proper-14-ordinary-time-19-sermon.html

David Ewart
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...get out of the habit of thinking of God's kingdom as some kind of line drawn around 'some place up there somewhere', & instead, think of it, discern it as Jesus does: God's loving Rule in action. God isn't into institutions or organisations, kingdoms of the sword, or even the mind. Only a Rule of the heart. God's & ours. 

http://www.angelfire.com/journal2/laterallyluke/LLK123240PENT10.html

Brian McGowan
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At the beginning of the Gospel, Jesus refers again to the treasures in heaven that await us. Alongside the accounting and judgement, there will also be the question - did you enjoy all that you were given? Did you make time for all the good things God wanted you to experience? Did you take it for granted? Did you share the good things I gave you on trust with other people so that they could enjoy them too?

http://www.wellsprings.org.uk/weekly_wellsprings/year_c/sunday_19.htm

Catherine McElhinney and Kathryn Turner
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we tend to be pre-occupied or even obsessed with having "enough" money or resources on which to live, heedless of the fact that things not only change rapidly but if we live just worried about having "enough," our attention will be so diverted that we don't recognize the beauty of the lilies of the field, or the arcing flight of a bird. 

http://www.drbilllong.com/LectionaryII/Lk1232.html

Bill Long 7/30/07
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We need to gather up our garments, like the Israelites just before the Passover in Exodus 12, who were so dressed so that they could make a "quick getaway" when the Angel of Death passed over their houses. The emphasis of the passage is that the master's coming is certain but the timing of the coming is uncertain. Thus, be always ready.

http://www.drbilllong.com/LectionaryII/Lk1232II.html

Bill Long 7/30/07, Part 2
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The early Christian community expected his return at any moment as King and Great Judge. Then, he would reward the faithful (i.e., he would serve the servants). The heavenly wedding feast and the future feast of the Kingdom were glimpsed in the Eucharist, where the Lord is fully present and received by the faithful, but not as yet clearly seen. In this parable, Luke telegraphed the ideal attitude of those who gathered for fellowship on the Lord's Day: celebrate his presence (the heavenly banquet) and actively await for his coming (the Kingdom feast) by serving each other. 

http://www.word-sunday.com/Files/c/19-c/A-19-c.html

Larry Broding 
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v40. "The Son of Man is coming at an unexpected hour." The reference to the coming Son of Man alludes to Daniel 7:13, the one who receives dominion and rule from the Ancient of Days. 

http://www.lectionarystudies.com/studyg/sunday19cg.html

Bryan Findlayson
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I doubt that there is anything I dislike more than waiting. It may be that you can identify with me in my annoyance with waiting, especially when it is prolonged awaiting someone's arrival. Husbands sometimes come to church in a mental "miff" because they have sat in the car, waiting for wife and/or family to get out to the car. Wives can get upset waiting for their husband to get home from work, especially if they have dinner in the oven getting extra crispy or on the table getting cold. I was watching the news a couple of weeks ago, during the ice storm, and much was made of the thousands who were forced to spend a day or more in the airport, waiting for the weather to clear and for the airline schedules to be untangled.
Our culture is not inclined to wait, either. Think, for example, of how many "fast food" restaurants there are in our city, as compared with those which cook food the slow, old-fashioned way. TV dinners are the solution for those who wish to eat at home, quickly. Credit cards have a great appeal to us because we can buy the things we want without having to wait till we have the cash to do so.

http://bible.org/seriespage/way-wait-luke-1235-48

Bob Deffinbaugh 
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